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Thursday, December 4, 2008

FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN...

Yes, Tis the season where we commemorate the birth of God In the Flesh, but every year for the rest of my life, when December comes around I will also be celebrating the birth of another child. Last night, 8 pound 20 inch Nicholas Michael was born into the Shust Family.

Long story short, we left the house at 2:33AM, arrived in the room at 2:55 and Nicholas was crying by 3:18! His uncle Nick (pictured above), after whom he's named (who also shares the name of my Grandfather killed in WWII) came by at 5am, and we were able to introduce the Nicks to each other. I sent my Parents a picture they had to unscramble to figure out the name.

My Dad got it first. Maybe because it's now the name of his dad, a son and a grandson. He knows those letters!

Here are some photos from the day: hope you enjoy them and Thank you for ALL of the Congrats and the well wishes! They are MOST appreciated! We feel loved!

Aaron, I think it just depends on what size the original picture is. When I add an image from my computer...I leave it the original size, but click medium on the blogger image page when you add a picture. Then when you click on it on your blog page....it can be enlarged...Hope I made some kind of sense to you!

Beautiful family! Well worth missing the Hawaii gig for! You can make the pictures bigger my changing the image size to large when you go to load them on the blog. I just had to do that on my blog. Easy! God Bless you and your family!

Congratulations! When you upload the picture on the right hand side you will see 3 boxes--small, middle, large I think--click that before you upload the image. You also can choose right, left, center or none for the placement I think. Marie

Congratulations. You have a beautiful family. Thank you for sharing with us. Thank you also for being such a minister of God's grace to our family. I wish you could hear our 7 kids (5 of them teenagers) singing "My Savior Lives" at the top of their lungs in our van. It makes me cry almost every time. ("My God He's always gonna be" - there is nothing else like hearing your kids sing that.) God bless you and your family.

My Uncle Changed his last NAME To ( of All Names ! The Name OF Nicholas ! So that NAME is Familiarly used BY My Relatives . This Uncle was as Generous , Selfless , And as Kind as The FAMOUS " St Nicholas " who was later fashioned into The Notorious Gift-Giving Elf , Santa Claus All of This Uncle's Nephews Served in World War II,And one was a P.O.W., Captured By The Germans ! It's Wonderful To Remember and HONOR WAR-HEROES ! Even by naming Children After Them ! Congratulations!

Well,just saw Aaron on > THE 700 CLUB , On A REPEAT SEGMENT,OF Yester-Year ( Singing Silent Night ) Why Didn't You ROCK Out A X-ms SONG , INSTEAD ??? Aaron , I was Lulled To Going Back Asleep ! But You DiD WELL, in Your SOFT Lullaby Voice ,To Calming Down and Soothing My Weary Soul - That was Therapeutic, For Me , AND Probably Good For Babies To Listen To - who NEED to GO NIGHTY - NIGHT in DREAM LAND , Soon ... I LOVED how You SANG - Silent Night , Anyways ! Did You KNOW , They WERE Repeating It ? Well , get Your BABIES READY for A LULLABY LADIES !

Congrats and God Bless! Your family is beautiful. Our youngest will be 1 on December 24th, so this month is doubly special to our family too. And thanks a bunch for the Christmas songs. They are so peaceful.

Shustie! He is beautiful! Congratulations! Sorry, would have commented sooner but my kids have all been sick and I've been playing nurse! How is D adjusting to new baby brother? Hope all is well, tell Sarah she looks beautiful and glowing...as always!

Congratulations to you, Sarah, and Daniel!! He's beautiful, and I think it's so special that you've honored your family with both boys' names. I pray for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, as you start 2009 as a family of 4! Thank you for sharing with us!

awww... im glad your kids are not jealous. I dont know why but everytime a son or daughter came in their life but that child get jealous thinking that their mommy or daddy focus on that baby more than other ones.

i just dont understand that. i mean Mommy and daddy love their kids more and they always focused on you equal. kids always cry when mommy or daddy goes away. Trust me i been there.

kids were sacred because this girl i take care scream at top of her lungs because she want her mommy and some kids were scared. i have to tell them that it okay and the kid is missing mommy.

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I love my family. I'm 51% introverted. I hate florescent lighting. I prefer the indoors dim and the outdoors bright. I like 80 degrees best. I believe God made me, loves me and promises me a bright future, and I believe that will be eternal.